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Evidence suggests that the junction between the Skiddaw and Borrowdale Volcanic Groups is best interpreted in terms of an unconformity and that the Skiddaw Group underwent extensive deformation before the deposition of the Borrowdale Group.
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HELM, D., ROBERTS, B. The Relationship between the Skiddaw and Borrowdale Volcanic Groups in the English Lake District. Nature Physical Science 232, 181–183 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci232181a0
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